My computer is old...

[Berken]

Hi friends, my computer is very old. I need a new computer. What would you recommend as a Ram, Processor and VRAM Card for Leadwerks?

[gamecreator]

Depends on how much money you want to spend. The only suggestion I have is to get an Nvidia card over AMD because of the issues AMD users have had for what seems like forever now.

[Berken]

Nvidia is very expensive in my country(Turkey). My salary is 2000₺ (570$). But Nvidia cards 1000-1500₺. So, I can only buy AMD.

 

Is this system good? ;

 

8 GB DDR4 RAM

Amd Athlon x4 860k 3.7 ghz Processor

Asus Radeon R7 240 4G OC VRAM

[AggrorJorn]

You have very colorful posts

 

8GB of ram is more than plenty.

Graphics card looks good as well. For 1080p you are okay, going above that, you might run in to performance issues or you have to run on the lowest settings.

CPU is good to.

[martyj]

I would buy an AMD APU instead of an R7 240. It would be cheaper overall. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N85343534 Way better graphics performance. $50 cheaper.

 

DDR4 will NOT work on AMD processors. You need DDR3.

 

8 gigs is plenty for most users.

[Berken]

Thanks guys

 

AggrorJorn, yes i love colors, rainbow

 

Martyj, thanks for your suggestion

[Berken]

I found this -> http://urun.n11.com/masaustu-bilgisayar/amd-a10-4-cekirdek-8gb-ram320-gb4gb-ek-kartigta5-oyun-bilgis-P123725149?cid=604001

 

Is this good?

[thehankinator]

If you are going to buy an AMD CPU, I'd wait a few months. AMD is going to be launching new line of CPUs that, if you believe the rumors will be significantly better than their current lineup.

 

The AMD GPUs have had rocky support with leadwerks in the past but for the last 6 months or so(maybe more?) I've had no problems with mine(R9 380). AMD has really improved their driver support recently.

[Berken]

If you are going to buy an AMD CPU, I'd wait a few months. AMD is going to be launching new line of CPUs that, if you believe the rumors will be significantly better than their current lineup.

 

The AMD GPUs have had rocky support with leadwerks in the past but for the last 6 months or so(maybe more?) I've had no problems with mine(R9 380). AMD has really improved their driver support recently.

 

Thanks for info

 

Already, I going to buy new computer in June, July.

[Josh]

This is a pretty good deal. It's not top of the line, but you don't really need top-of-the-line anymore:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-amd-radeon-rx-460-4-gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/5549901.p?skuId=5549901&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=db702dac-347d-476d-9116-9edf9316ee38&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg199154&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2

 

I guess it would help to know what your current specs are?

 

It's always cheaper to just upgrade the GPU rather than buy a whole new computer.

[Berken]

This is a pretty good deal. It's not top of the line, but you don't really need top-of-the-line anymore:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-amd-radeon-rx-460-4-gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/5549901.p?skuId=5549901&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=db702dac-347d-476d-9116-9edf9316ee38&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg199154&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212,loc:2

 

I guess it would help to know what your current specs are?

 

It's always cheaper to just upgrade the GPU rather than buy a whole new computer.

 

You are right but my computer totally old;

 

 

 

 

So, I am not only upgrade GPU. I need totally new computer.

[Josh]

Add two gigs of RAM and a new GPU and you will be good.

 

I would upgrade to a 64-bit OS as well.

[Berken]

Add two gigs of RAM and a new GPU and you will be good.

 

I would upgrade to a 64-bit OS as well.

 

Hmm, thanks for suggestion.

[Josh]

Bro, your English is great.

[Berken]

Bro, your English is great.

 

Thanks. No longer, I can change my signature

[nick.ace]

I like Marty's suggestion if you're on a budget, but AMD products do tend to be less energy efficient if that's a concern, but APUs should be more energy efficient. I would upgrade your CPU if you can though. Aside from the low clock speed (2.5 GHz) and being dual cores, your current CPU has a much higher transistor size than current CPUs. This is a good, but very technical answer on why that matters:

http://superuser.com/questions/808776/whats-the-difference-between-mobile-and-desktop-processors

 

Also, keep in mind that modern CPUs are very complex, and the architectural changes in each manufacturing generation can be very large.

 

The only suggestion I have is to get an Nvidia card over AMD because of the issues AMD users have had for what seems like forever now.

 

I disagree with this. If AMD drivers are problematic, then wouldn't it be better to develop your game on that by that logic so that you can find bugs before your users do?